Ustby's All-Around Excellence Earns Tatum Award

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Women's basketball standout Alyssa Ustby has been named the 2023-24 recipient of the Jim Tatum Memorial Award, which is given each year to an outstanding senior student-athlete at the University of North Carolina.

The honor was presented on Tuesday at the annual Chancellor's Awards, held in the Great Hall at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Student Union. Established in 1959 in honor of UNC football coach James M. Tatum, the award is presented annually to a "varsity intercollegiate athlete who has performed with distinction in their sport and who has contributed to the University community through constructive participation in co-curricular activities."

Ustby, a guard/forward for the women's basketball team, is majoring in advertising and public relations with a minor in business administration. A starter for the past four years, she served as a team captain as a senior and also represents the team as part of UNC's Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

She has earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in each of the past three seasons and was a top-five finalist for the 2024 Cheryl Miller Award as the nation's top small forward. On Jan. 4, 2024, Ustby recorded the first triple-double in program history with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over No. 25 Syracuse. In that game she also became the first player in NCAA DI history with at least 15 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists against a ranked opponent.

An All-ACC Academic honoree, Ustby was recognized as the team's Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for 2023-24.

In September, she was selected to represent the ACC on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Student-Athlete Engagement Group.

In addition to collegiate competition, Ustby has represented the U.S. internationally in 3x3 play,

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